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A marine, who had been deployed to Afghanistan, hugs his mother as he returns to U.S. Marine Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, U.S., October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Anger, betrayal, and humiliation: how veterans feel about the withdrawal from Afghanistan

William A. Galston

Friday, November 12, 2021

Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump didn’t invent racism; racism invented Trump and other elected hopefuls

Friday, November 5, 2021

Protesters march during a brief rally after the sentencing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman found guilty of killing George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Miller

Message from Minneapolis: Reform the police but don’t defund them

William A. Galston

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2021. REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

5 lessons from election night 2021

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 2, 2020: A voter wears a bilingual I voted sticker at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) during early voting in the 2020 US presidential election. Yegor Aleyev/TASS.No use Russia.

Voter suppression or voter expansion? What’s happening and does it matter?

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Voters in Ward 3 vote on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020 at the Gypsy Hill Park Gym in Staunton.Dsc 9669

Pandemic Politics: Red state governors are in trouble for their Covid leadership

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

October 4, 2021 - Washington, DC, United States: Protesters with signs saying "Don't mess with us", "We will protect our right to abortion", "Bans off our bodies", and "Forced pregagncy is cruel at a protest with pro-life and pro-choice protesters in front of the Supreme Court. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

What if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade?

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine in researcher hands, doctor holds syringe and bottle with vaccine for coronavirus cure.

For COVID-19 vaccinations, party affiliation matters more than race and ethnicity

William A. Galston

Friday, October 1, 2021

Benjamin Rascon Gracia, left, and Jane Ramirez look at old district maps in the lobby outside the House Chambers after a legislative redistricting hearing Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.Legislative Redistricting Hearing Open To Public

Redistricting 2021: Red states, blue voters

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher A. Wray appears before a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium at the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, Thursday, June 10, 2021. Credit: Rod Lamkey / CNP/Sipa USANo Use Germany.

Amid polarization, bipartisan oversight still exists in Congress

Naomi Maehr and Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to news reporters before attending a meeting on infrastructure on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Manchin and the Democrats’ last chance

Robert E. Litan

Friday, September 17, 2021

Wind energy

Addressing methane: Learning from Colorado

Thursday, September 16, 2021

A tattered U.S. flag flies at the Con Edison Substation in Downtown Manhattan

Is the US headed for another Civil War?

William G. Gale and Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 16, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom makes an appearance after the polls close on the recall election, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, California, U.S., September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Pandemic Politics: Why Gavin Newsom beat the recall and Ron DeSantis is in trouble

William A. Galston

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Afghan refugees are processed inside Hangar 5 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, September 8, 2021. Olivier Douliery / Pool via REUTERS

The evacuation of Afghan refugees is over. Now what?

Elizabeth Ferris

Friday, September 10, 2021